My girls aren't laying, they have grit and everything, I think they just get lazy in the winter! It was the same last winter, but never mind, I'm sure they'll start again when the weather gets warmer, I live in the North so it's absolutely freezing!
I am in North Wales. They stopped laying for a fewweeks recently, and now they are all giving me about an egg a day, with the odd day off. Mine are all hybrids though. If you have posh chickens they are more likely to stop in the winter.
*Squeals* Look at the pretty pink parrot!!! How lovely!! Is Migsy a boy or a girl? What are their personalities like?
Both the parrots are DNA tested boys. We take Migsy out on a harness sometimes. He always causes a stir with the girls Migsy is a nutter. Most cockatoo family birds are, but he is also very loving
Chickens' little body clocks tell them to stop laying in winter, it's to do with the amount of hours of daylight. We used to have a small flock and sell the eggs at the gate. In order to keep them laying in winter, we used to have to put a light in the shed on a timer so that they still had at least 14 hours of "daylight". It worked, but it didn't seem natural to me, so we only did it the first winter.
Oops I forgot to keep on topic here. I have been keeping parrot types for a few years now, have only budgies and cockatiels nowadays, but had to hand rear a cockatiel from a day old after the parents abandoned her a few years back. Here's a couple of pics of Twizzle (who sadly died last year... )
How cute was Twizzle! I would be so nervous if my chicks needed me to feed them, but they are miniscule. Hand reared birds do make wonderful pets!
No new chicks yet today. I know one pair have 2 more eggs that are fertile (the ones with the 2 chicks) The other pair have 2 fertile eggs, but this is their first ever clutch so I don`t know if any will hatch. I am keeping my fingers crossed they have sat on the eggs enough.
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I am in North Wales. They stopped laying for a fewweeks recently, and now they are all giving me about an egg a day, with the odd day off. Mine are all hybrids though. If you have posh chickens they are more likely to stop in the winter.
Both the parrots are DNA tested boys. We take Migsy out on a harness sometimes. He always causes a stir with the girls
Oops I forgot to keep on topic here. I have been keeping parrot types for a few years now, have only budgies and cockatiels nowadays, but had to hand rear a cockatiel from a day old after the parents abandoned her a few years back. Here's a couple of pics of Twizzle (who sadly died last year... )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/flicker1/The%20Story%20of%20Twizzle/Twizzle%20in%20words%20and%20pictures/PDVD_031.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/flicker1/The%20Story%20of%20Twizzle/Twizzle%20in%20words%20and%20pictures/PDVD_036.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/flicker1/The%20Story%20of%20Twizzle/Twizzle%20in%20words%20and%20pictures/PDVD_052.jpg
I have a whole album on photobucket going through the ages, I did a home video of it and they are only screen captures, I shall always treasure it.
No new chicks yet today. I know one pair have 2 more eggs that are fertile (the ones with the 2 chicks) The other pair have 2 fertile eggs, but this is their first ever clutch so I don`t know if any will hatch. I am keeping my fingers crossed they have sat on the eggs enough.